James K. Polk
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Governor of Tennessee
President of the United States
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies that led to significant territorial gains including much of the present-day American Southwest.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James K. Polk canonical | 55 |
| James K. Polk administration | 4 |
| James Knox Polk | 2 |
| President James K. Polk | 2 |
| James H. Polk | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Tennessee
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President of the United States ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| admittedToBar | Tennessee ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Tennessee State Capitol
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Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
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| campaignPromise | serve only one term as president ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cholera ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1795-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1849-06-15 ⓘ |
| familyName | Polk ⓘ |
| fullName |
James K. Polk
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surface form:
James Knox Polk
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| givenName | James ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1818 ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Polk County, Florida
ⓘ
Polk County, Iowa ⓘ Polk County, Oregon ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1824-01-01 ⓘ |
| middleName | Knox ⓘ |
| militaryConflictOversaw | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
led United States during the Mexican–American War
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oversaw Oregon boundary settlement with Great Britain ⓘ oversaw acquisition of California and New Mexico ⓘ oversaw annexation of Texas ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 0 ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1849-03-04 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1845-03-04 ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 11 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Town of Pineville, North Carolina
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Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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| placeOfDeath |
Nashville
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Nashville, Tennessee
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| policy | territorial expansionism ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
11th president of the United States
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Governor of Tennessee ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Tyler ⓘ |
| profession | lawyer ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence | Polk Place, Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| signatureImage | Signature of James K. Polk ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Childress Polk ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Zachary Taylor ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
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James K. Polk administration
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James Knox Polk
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George M. Dallas
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President James K. Polk
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Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
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President James K. Polk
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Polk County, Georgia
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James K. Polk administration